In the Cloud Sea Sect Ruins, within an ancient pavilion on a mountain path.
Ye Tianying sits on a stone chair, with his guqin on the stone table before him, alongside an incense burner from which faint smoke drifts, only to be scattered by an unknown gust of wind.
The melodious and enchanting music flows from Ye Tianying's fingertips, turning into invisible ripples that drift in all directions.
All Yunwu Monsters that hear the music are irresistibly drawn toward it.
At this moment, the pavilion where Ye Tianying sits is completely surrounded by a dense swarm of Yunwu Monsters, leaving no escape.
All the Yunwu Monsters behave like devout listeners, silently hovering around the pavilion, even their instinctual desire to kill is suppressed.
More surprisingly, only the Yunwu Monsters are lured by the music; passing Professionals merely find the melody pleasant and are not beguiled, merely arriving at the pavilion.
Time slips through Ye Tianying's fingertips as the beautiful music reverberates through heaven and earth, drawing even more Yunwu Monsters that circle the pavilion.
At a certain moment, the incense burner beside Ye Tianying ceases to emit smoke, and he is entirely encircled by Yunwu Monsters.
A glance outward reveals only a blinding white expanse, with nothing beyond the pavilion in sight.
Suddenly, Ye Tianying, still playing the guqin, flashes a cold glint in his eyes; his hand's plucking motion shifts, and the once melodious tone turns sharp and fierce.
Between heaven and earth, an invisible blade seems to materialize without warning, instantly cleaving all the surrounding Yunwu Monsters in two.
The cut edges are smooth and flat, testament to the blade's razor sharpness.
Although members of the Ye family are musicians, on the battlefield they have always been at the front line.
On the battlefield they can provide support and C‑tier power, making it a very well‑rounded profession.
The Ye family's inherited Cosmic Twelve Divine Melodies, renowned across the universe, are famed everywhere; they can be an intoxicating supreme celestial tune or a terrifying killing weapon.
In fact, it's not just the Ye family; given the current scale of Azure Star in the cosmos, those who can enter the ranks of top Noble Families, even standing alone in the universe, can become regional powerhouses.
Primarily, their Professional attributes are blended into their bloodlines, so upon awakening they can generally develop impressive professions.
For example, the Ye family's 'Musician' system yields awakened professions all related to instruments.
The Xiao Family's 'Mechanics' system produces almost everyone as an excellent engineer, which is why Xiao enterprises focus on various technologies, such as Yunxiao Heavy Industries, the largest arms dealer in Tianyuan City.
The Yan family's'Spatial' system yields professions all related to space.
The Liu family's 'Dragon God' system causes dragon blood to emerge upon awakening, creating powerful Dragon Blood Warriors.
As the ruling family of Tianyuan City, the Jing Family's system derives from 'All Weapons Mastery'; their awakened professions are generally weapon‑based, and Jing members possess extremely high combat talent, grasping any battle technique instantly.
One can say Jing members are born with terrifying combat talent; even those who have never learned how to fight can effortlessly defeat peers who have trained for years.
The moment a weapon is in their hand, they instinctively know how to wield it and what to do in battle.
Gu Xiao was able to become the 'Kid King' back then, partly due to this reason.
She could, single‑handedly, subdue the mischievous kids in that area, surely employing some technique.
A massive wave of Yunwu Monsters is exterminated, and surging spiritual energy rushes into Ye Tianying's body.
With his eyes slightly closed, the music resumes; Ye Tianying both plays the guqin and channels the internal spiritual energy to strike his meridians.
Meanwhile, within the forest of the ruins.
A peak‑level Scholar Rank Cloud Monster flies back and forth in the air, eventually hanging upside down on a treetop like a bat.
Just as it stops, a basketball‑sized black hole suddenly appears behind it.
Before the Cloud Monster can react, a hand gripping a dagger shoots out and slashes it down in an instant.
After the Cloud Monster is slain, the basketball‑sized black hole expands, and Yan Lin steps out of it.
"Number 248."
Feeling the slight increase of spiritual energy within, Yan Lin's expression turns numb.
Whether it's Yan Lin, Ye Tianying, or Xiao Bai, their professions belong to special attributes, making it impossible to find a suitable treasure ground.
Therefore, to advance, the three of them can only continuously hunt Yunwu Monsters.
At first, hunting Yunwu Monsters for spiritual energy was quick.
Moreover, when they first entered, the number of Yunwu Monsters was relatively high.
Yan Lin can, with a mere thought, easily gather large groups of Yunwu Monsters, then obtain massive spiritual energy with a single spatial crush.
But after he broke through two meridians, the spiritual energy required for further cultivation increased greatly, and as more people flooded in, the number of Yunwu Monsters rapidly declined.
Yan Lin now finds it hard to locate clustered Yunwu Monsters, forcing him to hunt them one by one, making it increasingly difficult to gather enough energy for breakthroughs.
Now Yan Lin begins to doubt whether he can break through to the fourth meridian before this ruin expedition ends.
Even though he holds the initiative to activate the ruin, even if he leaves he can come back in.
But when he entered, his bravado was flaunted in front of Gu Xiao and Lu Li, two unparalleled beauties.
If he fails to breakthrough this time, he can already imagine Xiao Bai's smug face.
That black‑hearted guy will never miss a chance to record his dark history.
"Beep, beep."
As Yan Lin complained in his mind, a notification tone sounded from his smart earring.
[Yunwu Monster Collection Group]
Jiang Yun: Address
Jiang Yun: Young Master Lin, I have spotted a peak‑level Scholar Rank Yunwu Monster here
Yan Lin: 50000 [Transferred]
Jiang Yun: 50000 [Received]
To open the fourth meridian in the final moments, Yan Lin also activated his cash ability.
He gathered a group of incoming Professionals and posted a price.
Find a Scholar Rank early‑stage to mid‑stage Yunwu Monster, reward ten thousand credit points.
Find a Scholar Rank late‑stage to peak Scholar Rank Yunwu Monster, reward fifty thousand credit points.
Find an initial Captain Rank Yunwu Monster, reward one hundred thousand credit points.
After learning this, many people joined Yan Lin's quest to find Yunwu Monsters.
Not to mention this is a chance to show off in front of the top gentlemen of the Central District, and Young Master Lin offers a lot.
And after receiving the news, Young Master Lin always pays first.
He doesn't believe anyone would dare to cheat his money.
After the transfer, Yan Lin heads to the next location according to the address.